Village Voices: Ninfield and Hooe - November 26, 2010

There are many things on offer: Raffle, tombola, face painting, Father Christmas and more. All are welcome to attend.

A broach was found in Downs View on Wednesday November 10.

If you think it maybe yours, please go and see Sophie at the Post Office who is keeping it safe.The East Sussex County Council Mobile Library service will be in the villages tomorrow (November 27), as follows:

Hooe, opposite Denbigh Court, 1.50pm - 2.35pm.

Ninfield, Millfield (Manchester Road), 2.50pm - 3.25pm.

Ninfield, Downsview (Church Lane), 3.40pm - 4.05pm.

nFitness Pilates classes have started on Wednesday nights, 6.30pm-7.30pm and 7.30pm - 8.30pm at the Reading Room, Church Lane, Ninfield.

Due to the size of the venue, you are required to book your place in advance. Please call Kate Bratton on 07736715799 to book your place.

Ninfield School are holding their Christmas Fair on Thursday December 2, 3.30pm - 7pm at the school. This year there will be an ice skating rink with snow!

There are still a few places left for skating. If you would like to take one of these places the cost is £4.50 per person for 1/2 hour skate.

Please book your tickets with Mrs Sleet at the school, Tel: 01424 892486 (opt 20).

Payment will need to be made to the school by November 29, to secure your place.

There is also a grand raffle with prizes from cinema tickets to restaurant vouchers, winter warmer refreshments, fair ground rides and much much more - not forgetting Father Christmas will be stopping by!

The school would welcome the local community to come along and join in and looks forward to seeing you there.

Ninfield Parish Council have a planning meeting on December 2, 2010 at the Methodist Hall, Church Lane, 7pm. This will be followed by a full council meeting at 7.15pm.

All Ninfield residents are invited to attend and share their views.

The Ninfield Flower Group will be meeting on Friday, December 3 in the Memorial Hall commencing at 7.30. This includes their Christmas demonstration by the very popular “ David Thompson”,entitled “A Colourful Christmas”

Tickets to include refreshments will be £8.50. These are available from Elle Barron on 01424 893385.

All flower arrangements done by David will be raffled at the end of the evening. This is a very popular evening so book soon.

The Ninfield Parish Council have received a request from a resident to ask all local people to sign up for superfast broadband.

Over the next five years BT is rolling out superfast fibre optic broadband across the UK.

The Race to Infinity is a nationwide competition run by BT whereby members of the public and local businesses can vote to get their superfast fibre broadband, BT Infinity, in their exchange.

The top 5 exchanges with the most registered interest as a % of the total telephone exchange size on 31st December will be added to BT’s fibre rollout plan.

Exchanges need to get a minimum of 1,000 votes in order to enter the race. People will be able to register their interest via the web site.

BT will also donate £5,000 of computer equipment to a local community project.

A total of 1,230 votes are required for our exchange that covers Ninfield, Hooe and the surrounding villages. To register your vote, please go to http://www.racetoinfinity.bt.com.

Ninfield and Hooe residents are invited to the Catsfield Amateur Dramatic Society (CATS) Pantomine “The Lost Land of Narkurs”, (Narkurs is a hamlet in Cornwall).

This will be held at the Catsfield Village Hall on December 2, 3 and 4, 7.30pm (2.30pm Saturday matinee).

Tickets are £7.00 Adults and £4.00 children. To book your tickets, please contact Nora Philcox on 01424 892552. Please book early.

St Mary’s Church Christmas Craft Fayre is on Saturday December 4, 10am – 12.30pm in the Reading Room (Chruch Lane, Ninfield).

Crafts, refreshments, cakes, raffle, tombola, and other games and activities. See Father Christmas and get your Christmas gifts!

Ninfield Memorial Hall are holding a Carol Concert at the hall on December 7, 2010 7.30pm.

The concert will feature The Hooe Brass Band. Admission is £3 for adults, children are free.

There will also be refreshments and a raffle. All funds raised will go to the Memorial Hall floor fund.

The Battle and Villages Lions Club invite you to an evening of Christmas music and carols with the Rother Community Choir.

This will be on Friday December 10, 2010 at Ninfield Memorial Hall, 7.30pm with the concert starting at 8pm.

Tickets are £5 per person, including a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.

To book your tickets contact Wendy Cattaway 01424 844608 / [email protected], or Hazel Rickard 01424 843888 / [email protected].

St Marys Church, Ninfield are holding their monthly Winter lunch on Wednesday December 15, 2010.

The lunches are held in the Reading Room, Church Lane 12pm to 1.30pm.

There will be soup, bread, cheese, tea and coffee and a chance for a good chat.

There is no charge for these lunches but a donation to charity is appreciated.

For further information, please contact Elaine on 01424 846477.

Church Services for Ninfield and Hooe:

St Mary’s Services (Church of England, Ninfield):

Sundays - 9.30am Parish Eucharist (Family Service on 1st Sunday of the month)

1st Sunday of the month - 6pm Book of Common Prayer Communion

Wednesdays - 10.00am Holy Communion

St Oswald’s Services (Church of England, Hooe):

Sundays - 11.15am Parish Eucharist (Family Service on 1st Sunday of the month)

Christmas Church Services:

December 19, St Mary’s (Ninfield) Carols & Christingle Service 3.30pm

December 21, St Oswald’s (Hooe) Carol Service 7.30pm

December 24, St Oswald’s (Hooe) Midnight Eucharist 11.30pm

December 25, St Mary’s (Ninfield) Christmas Day Family Communion 9.30am

December 25, St Oswald’s (Hooe) Christmas Day Family Communion 11.15am

Over the Christmas and New Year period, I would like to do a piece on ALL of the clubs/societies/groups that are in Ninfield and Hooe.

If you run one of the clubs/societies/groups, please would you get in touch with me detailing what your club/society/group is about, what you do, when you meet, fees (if any) and what help you may require from volunteers.

I would like to cover every age group and every activity (from football to the Golden Circle).

Please take this opportunity to make your club/society/group known to the rest of the community.

Details can be sent to the email address below.

Anything that you would like included in the Village Voice for Ninfield or Hooe, please email the details to me: [email protected].

Rachel Feeley

17 Smith Close, Ninfield